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43. The Song of Mother Sarah
… from that community living in Moshav Taoz, Israel. [3] This musical narrative of events from biblical stories about the … of the goat at the end carries echoes of Hindu puja rituals—offerings to the deity (usually symbolic in the form … of animal sacrifice in biblical times. The Jewish women’s perspective is particularly evident in this …
39-40. Golden Manangĕ + My Dear Mamuchi
… one of the songs was composed. Neither song has explicitly Jewish content except that both the romantic couples were known members of the Paradesi Jewish community. Apparently feeling the need to protect … be its double-meaning references to romantic as well as spiritual love. The lilting melodies of both the humorous songs …
38. Song About Love
… God for the gift of love—or as an allegorical comment on spiritual love between the soul and God—several women singers … a wide range of emotions from liking to passion, its Jewish Malayalam form ābāh or ahabah (a transliteration of … and translation, her more literal adaptation of the 1917 Jewish Publication Society rendering …
32. Prosper, Prosper (Our Bridegroom, Our Bride)
… song exemplifies two widespread genres of Kerala folk music. Part I begins in the style of a “competition song” ( … of agricultural celebrations and varied Hindu religious rituals in Kerala (Aju Narayanan 2006). Our English version … during a party on the day after the wedding for non-Jewish friends and neighbors of the wedding party and …
31. The Bridegroom Dressed in Gold
… that by his side? Nalla! Traditionally performed at a Jewish women's party the night before a wedding (Daniel and … of a king, accompanied by guards and the thundering music of a military band. As Zacharia notes (2005, 198), … the marriage chamber, has echoes of the Syrian Christian ritual called “Close and Open [the Door]!” in which the …
29. The Noble Bridegroom
… whose synagogues are located at opposite ends of the long Jewish street. For one familiar with the area, it is easy to … used to travel the length of Jew Street, accompanied by music and drumming from bands of non-Jewish musicians. … is traditionally applied to the forehead for Hindu rituals and celebrations. The Marakkar Muslims leading the …
26. After the Bath
… and the last two lines— the first referring to the required ritual bath ( mikveh ) on the morning of her wedding day, … which also pervades song 28 , may refer to the Kerala Jewish belief that when a bride emerges from the mikveh, her … the morning. They formed a procession from one end of the Jewish street in Kochi to the other—in effect announcing to …
18. Our Food
… as did the table of Father Abraham. Looking for Kerala Jewish touches, in the last line of stanza 4 we translate a … ” in a toast offered at the table by Paradesi Jews on ritual occasions. In stanza 3 the term “coolness” may be … “Our Food” is one of the most widely distributed Kerala Jewish songs, found in at least eighteen notebooks from all …
11. Famous Kochi Harbor
… whole world the best harbor is Kochi, Where the honorable Jewish people came. With brightness You are shining, Lord … see the commentary following song 22. The shofar is a musical instrument traditionally made of a ram’s horn and blown on important ritual occasions; it is also associated with the final …
9. Paradesi Synagogue Song
… a few people came to celebrate, To do the ceremonies with ritual and drum, with ritual and drum. But then the king of … translated here as “some others,” might come from the Jewish Malayalam saying, “Why don’t you ask four people?”—a … in order to represent the synagogues of as many Kerala Jewish communities as possible. Venus Lane set it to a …